Jelajah Malaysia
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 Logo of the Jelajah Malaysia | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | January (2007–2008) April (2009–2010) March (2011) May (2012) June (2013) December (2014–2015) October (2016–present) |
| Region | Peninsular Malaysia |
| English name | Tour of Malaysia |
| Local name(s) | Jelajah Malaysia (in Malay) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.2 |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Malaysian National Cycling Federation |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1963 |
| Editions | 53 (as of 2017) |
| Most wins |  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)(2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Brendon Davids (RSA) |
The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category races. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.
History[edit]
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Jelajah Malaysia is the oldest bicycle race in Malaysia and it is ranked 2.2 class by UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale). Since its inception in 1963, Jelajah Malaysia is slowly and steadily beginning to be one of the most prestigious bicycle races in Asia amongst Asian and International teams.
Through wide coverage that is empowered by local and international media, Jelajah Malaysia had proven itself as an important event in promoting Malaysia to the world as a tourism and leisure destination.
It is a platform for young Malaysian riders to compete and gain valuable experience in a cycling race. Currently many riders that is representing Malaysia now starts from their participation in the Jelajah Malaysia and the number of Malaysian riders that is accepted into international teams had increased. The exposure through Jelajah Malaysia makes the Malaysian rider a great bicycle rider for the future.
Past winners[edit]
General classification[edit]
Points classification[edit]
Mountains classification[edit]
Asian rider classification[edit]
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Indonesia
|
Herry Janto Setiawan | Indonesia (national team) | |
| 2003 |  Japan
|
Hidenori Nodera | Shimano Racing Team | |
| 2004 |  Malaysia
|
Suhardi Hassan | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 2007 | Iran
|
Mehdi Sohrabi | Iran (national team) | |
| 2008 | Indonesia
|
Tonton Susanto | LeTua Cycling Team | |
| 2009 | Iran
|
Ghader Mizbani | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 2010 | Japan
|
Takumi Beppu | Aisan Racing Team | |
| 2011 | Iran
|
Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 2012 |  Uzbekistan
|
Yusuf Abrekov | Uzbekistan Suren Team | |
| 2013 | Malaysia
|
Loh Sea Keong | OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team | |
| 2014 |  Hong Kong
|
Ho Burr | Hong Kong (national team) | |
| 2015 | Hong Kong
|
Cheung King Lok | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | |
| 2016 | Iran
|
Arvin Moazzami | Pishgaman–Giant | |
| 2017 |  Philippines
|
Rustom Lim | 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines | |
| 2018 – 2020 |
No race | |||
Malaysian rider classification[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Jelajah Malaysia palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Jelajah Malaysia at cqranking.com